I would try to simplify it and look at where you are today and not so much where you think you might be in a couple years. 

Ive had rents drop on a couple of my properties in outlying areas because of an apartment building that was built not too far from my properties

Kadash that I have 3 kids and a family, and I work a couple jobs, still digging out of the hole he put me in.

In addition to storage containers (which can be costly to have delivered depending upon where you are located) there are a few companies that actualy make a "portable" single storage building that are shipped flat and you tilt up the walls and have a rentalable "no building permit and no tax hit" unit ready to rent in a couple of hours.

A young married couple who seem fantastic.

I've never had an emergency like this take more than a day or 2 to correct, even a replacement AC unit on the roof with a crane service needed can be arranged in a couple of days.

I'm looking to for introductions to investor friendly realtors in Raleigh, NC, as I would like purchase two rental properties in the next couple of months. 

There’s many brutal experiences from true disgruntled owners and tenants described here and in other sites such as google and yelp that I read and that are in line with my experiences  -2 COMPANIES, SAME OWNERSTexas Turnkey Properties (texasturnkeyproperties.com) and Real Property Management Preferred (htownrpm.com) are 2 companies owned and operated by the couple Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel.

After doing research for the past couple of months, I've decided I would like to start building a team in Columbus Ohio and start with a single family rental home within this year.I'm currently a civil engineer in the construction industry in LA.

I tried getting a HELOC since I had so much equity, but I stopped looking after a couple of banks because I did not have the energy.